Full Name
Christine Stevenson
Job Title
Chief Executive and Comptroller of Customs
Company
New Zealand Customs Service
Speaker Bio
Christine Stevenson was appointed the Chief Executive and Comptroller of the New
Zealand Customs Service on 1 January 2019.

In December 2020, Christine was appointed Chair of the Border Executive Board, an interdepartmental executive board of up to six chief executives. The BEB started in January 2021 to coordinate decisions about border-related systems and services between the agencies represented on the Board.

Prior to joining Customs, Christine was Deputy Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections, where she supported the Chief Executive, represented the Department, and provided leadership across the justice sector. She is also a former Deputy Chief Executive at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Social Development.
Christine Stevenson